Anger brings enmity, enmity begets hubris, hubris engenders conflicts, conflicts wounds and wounds, often enough, bring death, as well.
Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh was a well known archpastor, preacher, spiritual guide and brilliant writer on prayer and the...
Our struggle is against the enemies of our eternity and immortality. These are: our sins, our passions and our desires, the spiritual aspects of wickedness. Every sin steals a little from our eternity and mortifies our immortality. Let’s not fool ourselves: fondness for sin is enmity towards God, enmity towards the Lord and Christ. Without faith in the Lord and Christ, without rebirth in Christ the Lord, without life in Christ the Lord, we are and remain a workshop for the demons.
On earth, there are more sorrows than joys. And just as the latter are sent by God, so the former are allowed by Him. For a variety of reasons. On occasion so that we bestir ourselves from spiritual hibernation. On another so that we can put a stop to a particular sin. Or be cleansed through repentance. Or for us to show our devotion to the Lord. On our part, however, in all these instances, we have to show boldness and patience, both for the glory of God and also for our own spiritual advancement. So it was for one of the above reasons that God has allowed sorrows to visit you. Be vigilant and don’t resist the will of God. ...
New York, NY – August 3, 2020 — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, with the...
On Sunday, July 26, after the Divine Liturgy, the faithful from the parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos in...
Academician Dimitrije Stefanovic reposed in the Lord in Belgrade On August 1st, 2020. Dimitrije Stefanović, a musicologist and conductor, long-term...
On Sunday, July 20/August 2, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Prophet Elijah the Thesbite at his...
Homily for the Eighth Sunday of Matthew August 2, 2020 Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Danbury, CT Beloved Brothers...
Fr John Parker interviews Jonathan Jackson about the Spiritual Life. Πηγή: www.orthodoxianewsagency.gr
There are phenomena which science will never be able to explain, because it doesn’t use the appropriate methods.
St. Panteleimon is a Saint well-known for miraculous healings, including people with incurable diseases. He came from Nicomedia in Bithynia, located in Asia Minor (now the city of Izmit, Turkey). It was here that the cruel Roman emperor Diocletian established his seat to rule the Eastern part of the Empire, and where countless Christians suffered horrific martyrdom by his order. Among those we honor are the 20,000 Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia (December 28th), who were burned during the persecutions. St. Panteleimon’s mother was a devout Christian named Euboula. From an early age, she took great care in giving a Christian education to her child, whose birth name was Pantoleon. She reposed early in the Saint’s life, and has also been ...
Watch the online discussion with Jonathan Jackson and Fr. John Parker, Dean of St Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania. The discussion took place on June 30 2020, during the online seminary ‘Living Waters-Transmitting the Apostolic Faith to America Today-The Feast of the Holy Apostles’.
Question: Can you tell us a few words about negative and positive vigilance? Answer: Negative vigilance is when we resist the attacks of bad thoughts. As soon as they appear, we lift our mind to God saying, ‘Lord, my enemies have come, defend me against them,’ and we try not to allow our mind to give in. Saint Sophrony had a saying: ‘Do not surrender your mind (не дай ума)’, that is, do not give in to the thought of the enemy which assaults you. Negative vigilance is to say ‘no’ to every bad thought that approaches us. Father Sophrony would tell us that all the bad thoughts will go through us so that we may say ‘no’ to all of ...
There are ecclesiastical terms which, I think, are difficult today for people to understand. One such is ‘The Kingdom of God’. It seems to refer to dominion, authority, and dominance. This is why, when we say ‘May the Kingdom of God come to pass on earth’ or ‘Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’, it may well be taken as a prayer for the abolition of the governments and authorities in the world and the institution of government by God and His own people. This expectation began with heretical doctrines, but it seems to have persisted in some Church circles to this day, not as teaching but as the conviction among some of the clergy and laity, ...
By the mercy of God Almighty John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to My brothers, Pastors of...
It has been 46 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus led to the partitioning of the island, the northern...
His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis Arsenije performed the rite of blessing of premises of the newly built laboratory «Fiery...
A voice of deep sorrow from the center of the Sinai desert, the Monastery of St. Catherine of the Holy...
Photo: volgeparhia.ruSt. Nikolai (Velimirović) is revered as one of the greatest saints of the 20th century. His gift for fiery...
